SMITHBREWER LIMITED
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Cash
£819K
-49.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.4M
-5.2% vs 2024
Employees
179
-12.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£140K
-113.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,402,561 | £42,123,635 | £33,480,339 | -20.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£119,515 | £1,244,492 | -£164,337 | -113.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£119,717 | £1,057,859 | -£139,658 | -113.2% | |
| Net profit | -£165,675 | £815,263 | -£348,585 | -142.8% | |
| Cash | £1,422,379 | £1,608,178 | £818,993 | -49.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,510,739 | £7,383,449 | £7,248,450 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | £5,924,142 | £6,739,405 | £6,390,820 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | — | £6,739,405 | £6,390,820 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 210 | 205 | 179 | -12.7% | |
| Wages | £6,992,069 | £7,227,011 | £6,851,920 | -5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £403,684 | £361,945 | £320,000 | -11.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.3% | 3.0% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 1.9% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | 16.9% | -2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.27x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -17.39x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Clayton & Brewill
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of reviewing the financial statements the directors are confident that the company has satisfactory resilience to continue to trade into the foreseeable future. The preparation of financial statements therefore continues to be on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Redundancies will be an inevitable consequence of a decreasing turnover in future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Michael John | Secretary | 1999-05-26 | — | British |
| BREWER, Michael John | Director | 1999-05-26 | Nov 1959 | British |
| SMITH, Simon Rodney | Director | 1999-05-26 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-05-26 | 1999-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael John Brewer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon Rodney Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.